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- ↑ Allmusic — Heartbreak Radio by Rita Coolidge
- ↑ Roland.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 18.
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- ↑ "Rita Coolidge Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Don King Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Alabama Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Alabama Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Alabama Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2021.